King George winner Cue Card can be the Gold Cup ace in the pack this afternoon (3.30) and land connections a £1m bonus on offer for the Grade 1 double.

Colin Tizzard's horse is better than ever following a wind operation which means he will stay the trip - something that was in doubt in previous years.

This season he has won three times, also taking Haydock's Betfair Chase and the Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby. That is solid form and his head defeat of Vautour at Kempton where Don Cossack came down two out, gives him a brilliant chance of landing racing's biggest prize, having been forced to miss the race in the past two years after taking the Ryanair in 2013.

Cossack has beaten Cue Card twice at Aintree and Punchstown last year but Cue is a different horse this year and should be bang there at the last.

Don Poli, the other Gigginstown winner and in the hands of Willie Mullins, will have no difficult where stamina is concerned but he's vulnerable on decent ground which it should be this afternoon and hence why Barry Cooper has decided to ride Cossack.

Ruby Walsh sticks with last year's runner-up Djakadam but he is not the safest of jumpers as seen on two other visits to Cheltenham. However, on last year's running, he will attract plenty of supporters but Cue is the tip.

On The Fringe is a solid selection in the Foxhunter's Chase (4.10) where Victoria Pendelton will be the focus of all media attention. She will do very well just to get round on Pacha Du Polder but that won't be a problem for Nina Carberry and the Fringe, an easy winner in this race 12 months ago before following up at Aintree.